User:Oliviadey/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Coding it Forward
 * Article Evaluation
 * At first glance, the main thing that struck me was the warning on the top which states, " The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines for companies and organizations." After looking into it further I realized that they were using many primary sources. Much of the information that the writer used to construct this page was from the "About" section under the "Coding it Forward Website". To fix this I would remove all of the primary sources, thus making the article more notable. Additionally, the article lacked content. I feel that if I were to make edits, I would add specific information about the Coding it Forward internship, while trying to reach farther than just explaining what it is. I would try and find valuable content that explains how the Coding it Forward internship has affected outside businesses and the impact that the interns also had on companies.
 * Sources
 * https://www.fedscoop.com/coding-it-forward-third-summer/
 * https://govmatters.tv/coding-it-forward-fellowship-propels-next-generation-of-government-it-leaders/
 * https://fcw.com/blogs/lectern/2019/04/kelman-coding-it-forward-three-years.aspx
 * https://fcw.com/blogs/lectern/2019/04/kelman-coding-it-forward-three-years.aspx

Option 2

 * Participatory Politics Foundation
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is extremely short and lacks basically all content besides what the foundation actually is. My main goal in editing this article would just be to add content and specific information regarding the Foundation, like the owner/goals/accomplishments etc. Additionally, I noticed that all of the reference links were incredibly outdated (2008). I found some sources that I think would be great for recent information, and they are not primary sources. There is also a warning on the top of the page that states, "This article needs attention from an expert in Organizations or Politics. Please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article". I am currently not too sure how to fix this but this would definitely be my first concern that I would need to tackle when going into the editing process. I feel this article has potential because a lot of information that can be added to it.
 * Sources
 * https://actionnetwork.org/groups/participatory-politics-foundation
 * https://www.guidestar.org/profile/26-2296822
 * https://www.govloop.com/community/blog/moore-on-opengovernment-org-researching-u-s-state-legislation/
 * https://www.govloop.com/community/blog/moore-on-opengovernment-org-researching-u-s-state-legislation/

Option 3

 * Countable
 * Article Evaluation
 * This article probably has the least amount of information to it. The information that is given is neutral, and there are quite a few references, which is its confusing that there is close to no outside information. A good point that is quotes on the page is that this app Countable is closely related to Facebook, so if I were to add information I could do a section on its ties to the major company. Also, it says that the app was featured in news sources like GQ, Wired and Tech Crunch which could be great sources to add. Additionally, I would like to add some statistics about the company, and their growth/downloads and the apps popularity. Because there is such little information in the Wiki article, the present information is neutral and are all cited properly. I would also consider adding an image to make it more visually appealing.
 * Sources
 * https://lifehacker.com/how-to-use-countable-to-keep-track-of-what-congress-is-1792584459
 * https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/14/14603226/political-apps-congress-votespotter-we-the-people-voter-countable
 * https://vator.tv/company/countable

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